Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca (1858 in Verona – 1942) was an Italian painter.

Biography

A pupil of

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at the Cignaroli Academy in

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had a marked impact on his early work, which moved towards pleasant genre painting set in Verona. It was in 1880 that his naturalistic output was influenced by a new interest in photography, which was to develop further through contact with the painter

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during a stay in

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in 1882. He began to present works at the major national and European exhibitions, enjoying great success with the public and critics alike, in 1883. Participation in the

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and Symbolism and a broad awareness of developments on the European scenes. The first urban views, characterised by bright colours and bold contrasts, appeared in this connection. His career reached its peak in 1912 with a solo show of some 80 works within the framework of the Venice Biennale.

References

* Elena Lissoni, ''Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca'', online catalogu
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